HSK 6 · Places

周边 zhōubiān “surrounding” in Chinese

Traditional 周邊

What 周边 means

  1. surrounding
  2. nearby
  3. periphery
  4. rim
  5. perimeter
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • surroundings
  • (computing) (attributive) peripheral
  • merch (abbr. for 周边商品)

How to say 周边

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale周zhōu1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale边biān1st tone, high and level

周边 in a sentence

  1. 酒店周边有很多饭馆。

    Jiǔdiàn zhōubiān yǒu hěn duō fànguǎn.

    There are lots of restaurants around the hotel.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 周末我们去城市周边玩了玩。

    Zhōumò wǒmen qù chéngshì zhōubiān wán le wán.

    At the weekend we went for a trip to the area around the city.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 周边 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 周 (zhōu) with each of its parts in a different colour
周zhōuto make a circuit
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 土earth · tǔ
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 边 (biān) with each of its parts in a different colour
边biānside
  • 力strength · lì
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

Memory aidWalk 辶 with all your strength 力 to reach the edge: side, edge.

How to write 周边

周 8 strokes · 边 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

周边 (zhōubiān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 周边 (zhōubiān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 周边

Words with 周

周zhōu · week周末zhōumò · weekend周围zhōuwéi · environs周到zhōudào · thoughtful周年zhōunián · anniversary周期zhōuqī · cycle周密zhōumì · thorough周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

Words with 边

边biān · side那边nàbian · over there外边wàibian · outside这边zhèbiān · this side旁边pángbiān · side右边yòubian · right side左边zuǒbian · left side一边yìbiān · one side身边shēnbiān · at one’s side路边lùbiān · roadside

More words: Places & Geography

车库chēkù · garage沿海yánhǎi · coastal园林yuánlín · gardens中央zhōngyāng · centre州zhōu · state住宅zhùzhái · residence走廊zǒuláng · corridor祖国zǔguó · homeland

FAQs

周边 (zhōubiān) means “surrounding” or “nearby”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhōubiān: zhōu with a 1st tone, then biān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 周边 is written 周邊. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhoubian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 周边 from the suggestions. Typing zhoubian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
周边 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.